By Melinda Myers Make gift giving easy with unique green gifts that provide weeks and in some cases months and years of beauty. Plus, gifting easy-care blooming plants is an experiential gift that’s ideal for everyone, especially that person on your list who has everything. Gardeners as well as practical family members and friends will […]
BY MELINDA MYERS Create a colorful and fragrant fall finale in your garden with groundcovers and vines. Blanket the earth with hardy groundcovers that add seasonal interest. Then direct your eye skyward with vines climbing on trellises, fences and arbors. Add a cloud of fragrant beauty with the white flowers of sweet autumn clematis. This […]
By County Executive Ed Day Here in Rockland County natural beauty surrounds us – flowers and trees, streams and rivers, mountains and valleys and so much more. This week I had the pleasure of presenting the 21st annual Rockland County Outstanding Environmental Volunteer Award. The County Executive’s Outstanding Environmental Volunteer Award recognizes exceptional volunteers who […]
By Melinda Myers Lilies add long-lasting color and fragrance to flower gardens and summer bouquets. These stately flowers provide vertical interest and blend nicely with other perennials. And best of all, with very little care, you’ll be enjoying them for years to come. Plant different types of lilies to extend your enjoyment from early summer […]